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How to fix Diablo IV ‘device sent too many requests to the server’ error on PS5

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When you are trying to connect to the online servers of Diablo IV, you may end up getting the WS-117306-8 error code with the following description:

  • “Device sent too many requests to the server. Please try again later”

To see how you can potentially fix this internet connection issue, you can take a look at this troubleshooting article from Seeking Tech.

1. For the first potential solution, you can try restarting the game by doing the following:

  • Press and hold the PS button on the DualSense to open the home menu of your PlayStation 5 or PlayStation 5 Digital Edition system.
  • In the home menu, move the cursor to the Diablo IV game icon and then press the Options button on the controller.
  • Finally, select the Close Game option from the pop-up window.
  • Once the game has closed, select its icon on the home menu to open it again.

2. If resetting the game did not fix the “device sent too many requests to the server” error, then you can try restarting your PS5.

To do so, press the PS button to open the Control Center quick menu. From there, scroll down and then then to the right, where you can select the Power option. Finally, select Restart PS5 from the pop-up window.

After your console has rebooted, try to log into the Diablo 4 servers again to see if you are able to do so with any issues.

3. You may want to consider power cycling your PlayStation 5 or PlayStation 5 Digital Edition system.

To do so, make sure that it is turned completely off before unplugging its power cord from the power outlet. Afterwards, wait for at least 20 minutes before lugging the power cord back and then turning your system back on again.

You can then try to sign into your account in Diablo 4.

4. It is also very likely that the game servers are either down or undergoing maintenance. Since Diablo IV is an online only game, you won’t be able to play it you can’t log in.

In this case, there isn’t anything you can do aside to wait until the online servers become fully operational again.

How to fix Diablo IV ‘unable to find valid license’ issues on PS5

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When trying to log into the PlayStation 5 version of Diablo IV, you may get the following error code:

“Unable to find valid license for Diablo IV. Code: 315306)”

To see how you can fix this licensing issue, you can take a look at this troubleshooting article from Seeking Tech.

1. According to a post from a customer support representative at Blizzard, the development is currently looking into this problem. For now, they suggest that you try to log in again after every 15 minutes to see if you are able to do so without getting the 315306 error code.

You can read the full statement from the representative below (via the Blizzard US forums):

Devs are looking into this as the issue’s more widespread than anticipated. If I hear anything else back from them I’ll let you know, but for now just keep trying every 15 minutes or so and it should self-resolve with no further effort on your end.

2. If you still aren’t able to log in, then you can try a workaround. A Reddit user going by the name of –Mez- was able to make the “Unable to find valid license for Diablo IV” warning go away by downloading one of the monthly games from the PlayStation Plus service.

Keep in mind that Diablo IV is an online-only game. Therefore, you need to subscribe to PlayStation Plus Essential, PlayStation Plus Extra, PlayStation Plus Deluxe or PlayStation Plus Premium to play with other players online.

To download a PS Plus monthly game, go back to the home screen menu, which you can do by pressing and holding the PS button. From the home screen, open the PlayStation Plus App.

Inside of the application, select Monthly Games from the Explore section in the Latest tab. Afterwards, select a game you want to download and then download it from the product page.

Once the download for the PlayStation Plus Monthly Game has started, try to log into your account again in Diablo 4. If that doesn’t work, wait for the download to complete before you try signing in again. You can also try downloading any digital games you previously purchased or any free to play titles.

3. If you are still getting the 315306 error, then you can try restoring your game license by taking the following steps:

  • Go back to the home menu of your PlayStation 5 or PlayStation 5 Digital Edition and then select Settings.
  • Next, you need to select Users and Accounts > Other > Restore Licenses.
  • Finally, select Restore from the Restore Licenses screen.

Once the restoration has been completed, try to sign into your account in the action RPG again.

4. If none of the aforementioned potential solutions have worked so far, then you can’t do much else but to wait for the development team resolve the licensing issues on their end.

How to prevent accidental pausing in Street Fighter 6

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When playing Street Fighter 6, you may keep accidentally pausing the screen. This can be a major problem for you, as well as your opponent if you are playing against another player in versus mode, as it will cause a break in concentration. To see how you can make it a lot harder to pause in SF6, you can take a look at this tutorial from Seeking Tech.

1. To start off, you need to go to the Options menu in this fighting game.

To do so from the Mode Select Screen, press the Options button on the DualSense or DualShock 4 if you are using the PS4/PS5 controller. If you are using the Xbox Series or Xbox One controller, then you need to press the Menu button. Next, select Options from the Multi Menu.

You can also go to Options from the Pause Menu. You can pause the action by pressing either the aforementioned Option button on PlayStation or Menu button on Xbox.

2. From the Options menu, you should be viewing the Game tab by default. If you aren’t then you can use the L1/R1 buttons to LB or RB buttons to change tabs.

3. From the Game tab, select Other Settings on the left side.

4. On the right side of the same screen, you should see Pause Menu on Long Hold. This should have the following description:

  • “Enable or disable the holding of the pause button during Versus Mode battles.”

5. Use the left analog stick or directional pad to change the Pause Menu on Long Hold setting from Off to On.

6. Press the Circle or B button a few times to exit the Options menu. The new setting should now be saved and applied.

The next time you play a versus match in Street Fighter 6, the only way you can pause the action is by pressing and holding the Options button on PlayStation or Menu button for Xbox for around two seconds. As a result, it is very unlikely that you will end up accidentally pausing during the middle of the fight.

How to fix Beat Saber PS VR2 haptic feedback issues

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When you hit the notes in Beat Saber, you may notice that your Left and/or Right PlayStation VR2 Sense Controllers may not be vibrating consistently or at all. To see how you can potentially fix this issue, you can take a look at this troubleshooting article from Seeking Tech.

1. For the first potential fix, we recommend that you check out the Vibration Intensity setting of your PlayStation 5 or PlayStation 5 Digital Edition console.

In order to do so, head to the home screen of the gaming system, which you can do by pressing the PS logo button on your controller. From there, go to Settings > Accessories > Controller (General) > Vibration Intensity. Finally, make sure that Strong (Standard) is selected.

2. You can also try recharging the Left and Right PlayStation VR2 Sense Controllers. If the battery life gets too low, then the haptics may not be as strong.

3. At launch, there are issues with haptics in the PlayStation VR2 version of Beat Saber. The Left PlayStation VR2 Sense Controller in particular seems to be problematic when it comes to rumble support.

Therefore, you should make sure that you have the latest patch installed for the game if you haven’t done so already.

To manually download and install the newest update, go back to the home screen of your PS5. From there, move the cursor to the Beat Saber icon and then press the Options button on the controller. Lastly, select the Check for Update option in the pop-up menu.

If the new version of the music game did not fix the missing haptic feedback, then we recommend that you let the development team at Beat Games know about your issue. They seemed to be most active on the official Beat Saber Twitter page as well as the Beat Saber Reddit community. Hopefully, they will release a new patch that will fix the vibrations for this version.

Recommended LG G3 settings for PS5, Xbox Series X and S

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The G3 is the high end 4K OLED model released by LG in 2023. You can check out this guide at Seeking Tech to see the best settings you should use to get the most out of using this television set when it comes to playing PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series videogames.

Model Numbers

This guide should cover all four screen sizes of the LG G3, which should include the following model numbers:

  • 55” LG OLED evo G3 (OLED55G3PUA and OLED55G36LA)
  • 65” LG OLED evo G3 (OLED65G3PUA and OLED65G36LA)
  • 77” LG OLED evo G3 (OLED77G3PUA and OLED77G36LA)
  • 83” LG OLED evo G3 (OLED83G3PUA and OLED83G36LA)

Supported PS5 Features

With the G3, you should be able to play PlayStation 5 games at up to 120 frames per second in 4K. You can also take advantage of the Variable Refresh Rate feature when the frame rate drops to as low as 48 fps.

In terms of HDR, the PS5 supports the HDR10 output format of the G3.

Supported Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S Features

You can also play Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S games at up to 120 frames per second in 4K with this 4K television. Both of these consoles also support VRR when the frame rate goes as low as 40 fps.

The Series X and Series S supports the HDR10 and Dolby Vision ouput formats of the LG G3.

Recommended Settings

You can take the followings steps when setting up your G3 OLED for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and/or Xbox Series S:

1. If you haven’t done so already, connect your console to the HDMI port of your G3 TV. This television set features four HDMI 2.1 ports; therefore, any of the available ports should work.

2. Turn on your TV and console.

3. Next, press the gear button on the remote control.

4. In the system menu of your G3, select Game and then make sure that Game Optimizer is enabled.

5. Afterwards, scroll down and then make sure that the Prevent Input Delay (Input Lag) is set to Boost.

The Game Optimizer mode should reduce the input latency while playing games. The lag will be even lower when you use this boost mode.

6. Also in the Game menu, you should enable the VRR & G-Sync.

VRR will help with minor frame drops and screen tearing when playing PS5, Series X or Series S titles.

7. Next, go to the General menu in Settings and then select HDMI Settings. From there, you need to turn on 4:4:4 Pass Through. This will allow you to utilize the maximum bandwidth for the HDMI cable.

8. Go back to the Settings menu and then select Picture. You should then find and select Dynamic Tone Mapping and then set it to HGiG.

9. You should now be done with setting up your LG G3.

There are other settings that you can change but we suggest that you leave those to the default values for now. If the game you are playing does not look quite right, then you can try playing around with the other settings in the Game menu.

10. On the console side, you may also have to change some settings to take advantage of the G3 capabilities.

For the PS5, you need to go to the system’s Settings menu and then select Screen and Video > Video Output. From there, you need to set the VRR, 120 Hz, ALLM, 4K Transfer Rate, Deep Color Output and RGB Range settings to Automatic. Furthermore, make sure that HDR is set to On When Supported.

For the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, go to the console’s Settings menu and then select General > TV & display options > Video modes. You should then make sure that you have the Allow Auto-Low Latency Mode, Allow Variable Refresh Rate, Allow 4K, Allow HDR10, Allow Dolby Vision and Dolby Vision for Gaming settings are enabled.

10. Finally, you should calibrate your console’s HDR brightness output to match the performance of the LG G3.

To do so on the PS5, you need to go to gaming system’s Settings menu and then select Screen and Video > Video Output > Adjust HDR.

For the Series X and Series S, you should head over to Settings > General > TV & display options > Calibrate HDR for Games.

Follow the on-screen instructions of your PS5/Xbox to calibrate the HDR brightness output.

You should now be set to get the most out of PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and/or Xbox Series S games when playing on your LG G3.

How to change to the saber angle in PS VR2 version of Beat Saber

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When Beat Saber was first released for the PlayStation VR2, fans that played the previous versions may noticed that the tilts, angles and/or positions of the sabers to be slightly off. Thankfully, a new patch update fixes these control issues.

To see how you can adjust the angles and other aspects of the controls in this virtual reality title, you can take a look at this tutorial from Seeking Tech.

1. If you haven’t done so already, make sure you have the latest patch for Beat Saber downloaded and installed on your PlayStation 5 or PlayStation 5 Digital Edition console.

  • The control fix was added through the 1.003.00 version of this PlayStation VR2 game.
  • In order to manually trigger the patch update, you can take the following steps:
  • Go to the home menu of your PS5. You can do so by pressing and holding the PS logo button on the controller.
  • In the home menu, move the cursor over to Beat Saber and then press the Options button on the controller.
  • In the pop-up window for the music rhythm game, select the Check for Update option.

Once the patch has been downloaded and installed, open Beat Saber and then try to play a level. You should notice the new saber placement immediately.

2. If the saber still feels off to you, then you can manually adjust its position. You can do so by taking the following steps:

  • Make sure you go to the mode selection screen. If you are currently playing a stage, you can either quit or finish the level. Afterwards, you can back out to the mode selection menu.
  • From there, select the gear icon to open the Options menu.
  • Select Settings from the Options menu.
  • Inside of Settings, select the Controllers tab that appears on the top.
  • Once you get to the Controllers tab, you will be able to adjust the Position X, Position Y, Position Z, Rotation X, Rotation X and Rotation Z.
  • Keep in mind that, if you adjust the position and/or rotation angles, it will also be applied to the pointer when navigating through the system menus of Beat Saber.
  • Once you are done changing the tilt, angles and/or positioning of the sabers, test them out by playing through a level in the game.

If the sabers still don’t feel quite right, then you should return to the Controllers tab in the Settings menu of Beat Saber to make additional adjustments.

How to disable camera shake in Street Fighter 6

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You may notice that the camera will shake when you are playing Street Fighter 6. If you find that this visual effect to be very distracting for this fighting game, then you can take a look at this guide from Seeking Tech to see how you can disable it.

1. For the first step, you will need to head over to the Options menu.

If you are in the Mode Select screen, then you can press the Options button on the DualShock 4/DualSense or Menu button on the Xbox One/Xbox Series controller to open the Multi Menu. You should then be able to find and select Options.

If you are inside of the game, then you need to being up the Pause Menu by pressing the Options or Menu button on the gamepad. You then be able to find Options from there.

2. From the Options menu, you need to use the L1 or R1 buttons if you are using the PlayStation gamepads to change tabs until you get to Display. If you are using Xbox controllers, then you have to use the LB or RB buttons instead.

3. Once you get to the Display tab, you need to select Basic Graphics Settings on the left side.

4. On the right side of the same screen, you should see the Screen Shake setting, which should have the following description:

  • “Enable or Disable screen shaking.”

Here, you can use the left directional pad button, right directional pad button, move the left analog stick to the left side or move the left analog stick to the right side to change Screen Shake from On to Off.

5. Once you are done, exit out of the Options menu.

When you start playing Street Fighter 6 on your PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series S or Xbox Series X again, you should no longer notice any camera shaking movements.

How to fix Switchback VR blurry and low resolution graphics

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When playing Switchback VR on the PlayStation VR2, you may notice that the graphics look very blurry. To see how you can fix this low resolution problem, you can take a look at this troubleshooting article from Seeking Tech.

1. If you haven’t done so already, make sure you downloaded the latest patch for Switchback VR.

A member of the development team has addressed the graphical shortcomings of the game, which includes low-resolution visuals, textures pop-ins and long load times. A new patch should fix these problems. It should also add graphical enhancements such as better lighting, improved textures. Last but not least, the title update will introduce FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) and foveated rendering.

This new patch is slated to arrive by the end of June 2023. You can read more details about the update with this Reddit post.

In order to manually update the game, go to the home screen menu of your PlayStation 5 or PlayStation 5 Digital Edition console. From there, move the cursor over to the Switchback VR game icon and then press the Options button. Finally, select the Check for Update option.

2. If you are still experiencing blurriness after downloading and installing the new patch, then we recommend that you re-adjust your visibility.

In order to do so, press the PS button to open the Control Center quick menu. From there, select PlayStation VR2 Quick Settings and then Adjust Visibility.

Follow the on-screen instructions to get a clear image quality.

3. The new patch also takes advantage of foveated rendering. So, if you are still getting blurry graphics in Switchback VR, then you can try adjusting your eye tracking.

To do so, you need to take the following steps:

  • Press the PS button to open the quick menu, where you can then select PlayStation VR2 Quick Settings.
  • Afterwards, scroll down and then select Eye Tracking.
  • Make sure that the Enable Eye Tracking feature is turned on and then select the Adjust Eye Tracking option.
  • Finally, follow the on-screen steps to calibrate your eye movements.

How to connect the WH-1000XM5 to Xbox Series X or S

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If you have the Sony WH-1000XM5 Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones and would like to use it with your Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S, then you can take a look at this guide from Seeking Tech to see how you can properly connect this accessory.

Can you connect WH-1000XM5 to Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S via Bluetooth?

Unfortunately, the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S do not support Bluetooth connections. As a result, you won’t be able to connect the headset wirelessly to your game console.

However, there are two workarounds that you can do. The first of which is to pair and connect the WH-1000XM5 to a television screen that supports audio output over a Bluetooth connection. You should then be able to use the headphones with the Xbox as well as doing any other activities with your TV.

For the second method, you can buy a Bluetooth 5.0 Wireless Audio 3.5mm Adapter. You will need to plug the adapter into the 3.5mm audio port of the Xbox Series controller. You should then be able to pair and connect the WH-1000XM5 to the adapter.

If you are interested in an Xbox compatible adapter for Bluetooth headsets, then we recommend checking out the UGREEN Bluetooth 5.0 Transmitter and Receiver 2 in 1 Wireless 3.5mm Bluetooth Adapter. You can find this product on Amazon with this link. (#CommissionsEarned).

How to connect WH-1000XM5 to Xbox Series X or Xbox Series by using an audio cable

Of course, you can also simply plug in the WH-1000XM5 to your Xbox controller. In order to do so, you need to take the following steps:

1. Use the audio cable that came included with the WH-1000XM5 to plug one end of the cable to the headphones.

2. Plug the other end of the cable to the audio port of the Xbox controller.

3. The audio output of your Xbox should automatically be switched over to the WH-1000XM5.

4. By default, this headset will be using the Stereo Uncompressed format. In order to change to a different one, go to the Settings menu of your Series X or Series S.

From there, select General > Volume & audio output > Headset format. In the drop-down menu, you will be able to select the following:

  • Stereo uncompressed
  • Windows Sonic for Headphones
  • Dolby Atmos for Headphones
  • DTS Headphone:X

5. From the same General – Volume & audio output menu, you can also select the “Audio testing & details” option.

On the next screen, scroll down to the “Formats supported by your headset” section. This will show you a list of supported formats for the Sony WH-1000XM5.

How to change colors in PS VR2 version of Beat Saber

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In most songs, you will be holding a red saber with your left hand and blue saber with your right hand in the PlayStation VR2 version of Beat Saber. You have to hit the same-colored notes in the correct direction at the right time to build up your score in this music rhythm game.

If you would like to change the colors of the saber and notes, then you can check out this tutorial from Seeking Tech to find out how you can properly do so.

1. You can only change colors when you aren’t playing through a stage. So, if you are currently inside of a level, you either need to finish it or quit back to the main menus.

2. Once you return to the level selection screen, move your head to look at the left side.

3. You should see a list of customization options. Here, make sure you select the Colors tab.

4. From the Colors tab, you need to enable the Override Default Colors setting.

5. You can then select the drop-down menu to find the following list of color schemes:

  • The First
  • Origins
  • KDA
  • Crab Rave
  • Nair
  • Rocket
  • Green Day’Timbaland
  • FitBeat
  • Linkin Park
  • BTS
  • Kaleidoscope
  • Interscope
  • Skrillex
  • Billie Ellish
  • Spooky
  • Gaga
  • Weave
  • Pyro
  • EDM
  • TheSecond
  • Lizzo
  • TheWeeknd
  • RockMixTape
  • Dragons2
  • Panic2
  • Queen

6. If you don’t like these preset colors, then you can select any of the Custom options from the drop-down menu and then select the Edit option.

7. From the Choose Colors menu, you will be able to change the colors for your sabers, cubes and lighting effects.

8. After making the color changes, move your head to the right and then select a level to play.

9. Test out your custom levels in the stage.

If you need to make any adjustments, then you can use the aforementioned Colors tab from the level selection menu.